Pope: ‘Guardian angel’ did not prevent fractured wrist, acting on higher orders

LES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that his guardian angel was clearly acting “on superior orders” when he let the pontiff fall and break his wrist this month.

Vatican: Pope using tape recorder since writing too cumbersome with cast; computer untouched

LES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI is using a tape recorder to get his thoughts out rather than trying to write by hand with a cast on, the Vatican spokesman said Wednesday.

Vatican: Pope spends calm night after breaking wrist, learns to cope with cast

LES COMBES, Italy — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI spent a calm night after breaking his wrist in his Alpine vacation chalet and is learning to cope with the cast on his right arm.

Pope Benedict XVI begins two-week vacation in the Italian Alps

LES COMBES, Italy — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has traveled to a village in the Italian Alps for two weeks of vacation.

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  • winetonite drinking 2006 Quiot, Jerome Chteauneuf-du-Pape Les Combes d' Arnevel -- http://cor.kz/1hi7 - barnyard nose and spice
  • f1total No action against Les Combes quartet.... http://www.f1total.net
  • sidepodcast Les Combes - a more expensive car park than anything NCP 'run'.
  • reldas #F1 Jordan slagging Button off, not sure there's much he could have done about being taken off at Les Combes.
  • d0tski F1grid: Accident at Les Combes. Hamilton, Button, Grosjean, and Toro Rosso are out.
  • d0tski F1grid: Lap 1 accident at Les Combes: Grosjean hit Button. Hamilton and Alguersuari taken out as well.
  • tsela georgeven: RT @F1racing: YELLOW FLAG SAFETY CAR - CRASH in Les Combes Button OUT Hamilton OUT Grosjean OUT Alguersuari OUT
  • f1fanatic #F1 Raikkonen blasts past Fisichella on the way to Les Combes.
  • f1fanatic #F1 Oddly, we saw a lot of incidents at Les Combes in the GP2 races this weekend. Wonder if something's changed about the corner
  • reldas #f1 Grosj also out, hit Button and put him out. Raikk started it going off line at Les Combes and Trulli hit him.
  • f1fanatic #F1 Big crash up at Les Combes - Hamilton, Alonso and Algusruari out.
  • sidepodcast Which corner will Badoer go off at My money is on Les Combes...
  • jajo Eau Rouge, Blanchimont och Les Combes. Smaka p� de kurvnamnen #f1
  • f1fanatic RT @__Peachy__: @f1fanatic_co_uk ok now buttons gone out but he had a massive lock up into les combes and nearly went off!!
  • sidepodcast FIA's speed trap data shows that Luca Badoer was quickest of all in qualifying by 9 km/h - shortly before he got it all wrong at Les Combes
  • f1fanatic #GP2 Petrov finally gets past Valsecchi who runs off-course at Les Combes and gets passed by Karun Chandhok.
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  • sidepodcast Les Combes seems to be the place of choice for shunts, Badoer ought to drive up there now and leave a chair - he'll need it later...
  • f1fanatic #GP2 Race one winner Alvaro Parente is out with engine failure at Les Combes during the safety car period.
  • reldas RT @TommyB89: its gone dark and chilly at les combes lots of dark clouds now [And yet I'm still jealous of you being there!]
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